August 8, 2016. It’s been 2 years since BLACKPINK debuted. We’ve seen the girls grow not just as a group but as individuals as well. Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa or JenChuLiChaeng as we, BLINKs, call them, all experienced and achieved new and great things over the past 730 days and we know that this is just the start.

BLACKPINK is the revolution. To celebrate BLACKPINK 2nd debut anniversary, Team YGDreamers has prepared a special staff-written article featuring ‘8 BLACKPINK highlights’ since debut especially of the past year, which will journey you through their milestones, achievements and growth. So without further ado, let’s all reminisce the past while presently reading this post, anticipating the new music, image and improvements BLACKPINK will show us in the future.

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In collaboration with other international fanbases BLACKPINK_INTL, JENNIERATIONS & LISARAMBO, we, YGDreamers, have organized a fan support project in for BLACKPINK’s comeback and mini album, SQUARE UP!

We once again sincerely thank all the BLINKs around the world who participated and trusted us. You all made this possible! Check out the completion updates below~

The Korean Business Research Institute revealed their August 2018 brand reputation rankings for girl groups. Their findings are based on 136,128,805 pieces of data collected from July 9 to August 10 of 2018, an increase of 15.91% from last month.

The data measures various indexes including participation (brands the celebrity has participated in or product consumption), media (media marketing worth), communication (ability to communicate with public) , and community (community’s perception of them/social marketing worth) to determine their brand reputation.

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Not long after BLACKPINK celebrated their 2nd anniversary since their debut, the girl group sat down for a long-ranging interview about their career.

BLACKPINK first debuted on August 8, 2016, quickly becoming one of K-pop’s trendiest girl groups with hits like “BOOMBAYAH,” “Playing With Fire,” and “As If It’s Your Last.” In 2018 they broke their hiatus with “DDU-DU DDU-DU” and have broken several records, including for Korean girl groups on Billboard’s Hot 100.

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BLACKPINK’s Jennie grabbed the spotlight with her latest appearance on SBS’s “Running Man” and she’s gearing up to return to the show!

Jennie appeared on “Running Man” in July with fellow BLACKPINK member Jisoo, and she drew the attention of many with her bad luck and unexpected charms. The video of her crying after going through a horror room with Lee Kwang Soo gained over one million views on a portal site, and a total of over three million views when counting total views on major portal sites, VOD, and social media. She is being described as potentially taking the title of the biggest variety star of “Running Man” in 2018.

BLACKPINK’s Lisa and Rosé were featured in the September issue of Dazed Korea!

The two girl group members transformed into English royalty and wore pieces from Mulberry’s 2018 Fall/Winter collection.

Mulberry’s creative director Johnny Coca stated, “We highlighted British style from various perspectives. A Mulberry woman has the elegance of royalty and a rebellious mind at the same time.”

He continued, “Rosé and Lisa are stylish. I hope their expressions of unpredictable and contemporary style will be expressed as they are.”

In an accompanying interview, Lisa and Rosé spoke about their latest mini album promotions. “Our hiatus was long, but we’re getting a lot of strength because many people are giving us love,” said the girl group members.

Commenting on their recent concert in Osaka, they said, “We thought about how nice it would be if the moment of the four of us standing on stage lasted forever.”

Rosé talked about their future plans, saying, “I’m curious about how far we can go and what more we can do. The four of us really love music and this job.” Lisa added, “We’re really happy people because we’re doing what we like.”

It’s the goodbye stage of BLACKPINK on SBS Inkigayo concluding ‘SQUARE UP’ promotions! The girls did a job well done! We hope to see you soon again! Watch BLACKPINK’s live performance of ‘Forever Young’ below! Also, check the fanaccounts below~

‘Forever Young’ Live Performance

Concluding their promotions for their first mini album, ‘SQUARE UP’, BLACKPINK performs ‘Forever Young’ for the last time on MBC Music Core. Also, watch MBC’s fancam version of the performance + read the fanaccounts of BLINKs below~